Michael Peck, MD
Michael Peck is a retired anesthesiologist with more than 40 years of clinical experience across academic and private practice medicine. He formerly served as an assistant professor at the George Washington University and as co-director of neuroanesthesiology, and he has lectured nationally and internationally on anesthesia and perioperative care.
His work has long centered on airway management, patient safety, and medical innovation, including the development of novel airway devices and digital tools built to support clinicians during critical events. His research and writing span neuroanesthesiology, airway complications, cerebral blood flow, and postoperative care, with work appearing in Anesthesia and Analgesia, Anesthesiology, and the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, along with contributions to textbooks and board review series.
He is the co-developer of Code Runner Pro, a mobile application focused on improving adherence to ACLS and PALS protocols during resuscitations. His interests include medical education, simulation, clinical decision-making under stress, and the intersection of technology and patient care. He shares updates on LinkedIn.
Physician Finance
Physicians are trained to recognize what we know and, perhaps more importantly, what we do not know. We take a set of clinical findings, develop a differential diagnosis, gather more information, and work toward a treatment plan. I assumed that…
Physicians are trained to recognize what we know and, perhaps more importantly, what we do not know. We take a set of clinical findings, develop a differential diagnosis, gather more information, and work toward a treatment plan.
I assumed that same discipline would help me navigate the commercial development of a medical device. It did, but not nearly as much as I expected.
After decades as an anesthesiologist, I co-founded a company …
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Physician inventors need more than an issued patent
Conditions and Diseases
Thirty years ago, I ran a cardiac arrest in the operating room. The patient survived. The room eventually quieted down. The nurses began cleaning up. People moved on to the next case. But I remember standing there afterward feeling exhausted…
Thirty years ago, I ran a cardiac arrest in the operating room. The patient survived. The room eventually quieted down. The nurses began cleaning up. People moved on to the next case.
But I remember standing there afterward feeling exhausted and unsettled. It had been several months since my ACLS recertification, and during the code I caught myself mentally reaching for details of the algorithm that had once felt automatic. I …
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Cognitive overload in cardiac arrest is a human problem
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